먹다

먹다

eat

Korean → English

Example

저는 매운 음식을 잘 못 먹어요.
I can’t really eat spicy food well.
Pronunciation: JAW-neun mae-un eum-sik-eul jal mot maw-geo-yo.
Grammar: 먹다 means ‘to eat.’ With the object marker -을, it becomes 음식을 먹다. 잘 못 before a verb means ‘not well / can’t really.’ Polite present: 먹어요.